{"product_id":"shanghailanders","title":"Shanghailanders","description":"Condition: BRAND NEW\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780349704104\u003cbr\u003eFormat: B-format paperback\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2025\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Dialogue\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the 2025 ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN FICTION *\u003ci\u003e TIME \u003c\/i\u003e100 Must-Read Books of 2024 * \u003ci\u003eTHE NEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eEditors' Choice * \u003ci\u003ePEOPLE\u003c\/i\u003e 10 Best Debut Fiction Books of 2024\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Thrilling'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Simmering with secrets and tensions' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE NEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Quick-footed and captivating . . . a perfect holiday read' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eMONOCLE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLeo and Eko Yang and their three daughters seems to have it all - wealth, beauty and brains; a privileged life in the world of international Shanghai, Paris and Boston. But as the children become adults and their parents celebrate twenty-five years of marriage, the Yangs are at a crossroads. What bonds still keep them together? What are the foundations of a family?\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeginning in the year 2040 and moving backward through the present to 2014, \u003ci\u003eShanghailanders \u003c\/i\u003etakes readers into the intimacies and desires of each of the Yangs, as well as the people in their orbit - a nanny from the provinces, a private driver with a penchant for danger, and a grandmother whose memories of the past echo the present.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs we watch this changing family in their changing world, universal constants remain: love is complex and family will always be stubbornly connected by blood, secrets and longing. Along the way, Min shows how a family makes and remakes itself over the years, what unites us and slowly drives us apart.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Min has established herself as a sharp chronicler of contemporary China - and of the ever-complicated matters of the heart'\u003c\/b\u003e Kirsten Chen, author of \u003ci\u003eCOUNTERFEIT\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"ALLIANCE DIST - SF","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":41505380630661,"sku":"PR395464","price":37.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/0213\/3637\/files\/image_TNWYBRY8RNAU.jpg?v=1769567016","url":"https:\/\/smartfoxbooks.co.nz\/products\/shanghailanders","provider":"Smartfox Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}